Whether you are a financial institution, local or foreign bank, multinational company, professional services firm or government body, our Financial Services Litigation practice provides comprehensive dispute management and resolution services for the banking and financial services sector, whether by litigation or international commercial arbitration or assistance in regulatory investigations.

Our clients include major local and foreign financial institutions—including all three Singapore banking giants, DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank—as well other panel banks such as The Islamic Bank of Asia, Unicredit Bank AG, Royal Bank of Scotland NV, VTB Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. Our experienced team has also provided counsel to JP Morgan Chase, Bank Julius Baer, Pictet, Macquarie Bank and Citibank.

Banking and finance dispute resolution is not just about debt collection or security enforcement, rely on a team with deep experience covering collateral management agreements, multi-currency loans, share finance trading, trade finance facilities, all forms of securities, letters of credit, performance bonds, standby off-take agreements and bills of exchange. We handle a whole range of issues relating to fraud, forgery, Shari’ah financing, authority, agency, breach of mandate, accessory liability, insolvency clawbacks like undue preference, proprietary and priority issues in insolvency, judicial management and schemes of arrangements.

Our expertise services includes:

• Accessory liability
• Banker and customer disputes
• Debt recovery
• Enforcement of security
• Inter creditor disputes
• Letters of credit
• Performance bonds
• Proprietary and priority issues

We act quickly and decisively to protect your interests, obtaining preemptive remedies where appropriate. Rely on our team to handle your pressing litigious issues both in Singapore and abroad.

Insights

When is interest and default interest under a loan a penalty?

March 3, 2023

Singapore: The penalty doctrine can have significant impact on default interest rates and “make whole” interest clauses, potentially rendering them unenforceable. In this article, we explore why the Singapore Court of Appeal found these clauses unenforceable in the case of Ethoz Capital Ltd v Im8ex Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGCA 3, and how this affects all banks and lenders.

No oral modification clauses: Perspectives from Singapore

October 19, 2021

Singapore: No oral modification clauses (NOM clauses) are a common feature of commercial contracts. They seek to invalidate modifications to a contract unless they are made in writing. An enlarged five-judge coram of Singapore’s highest court (the Court of Appeal (SGCA)) has recently considered the vexed question of whether NOM clauses should be strictly applied. This update examines the SGCA’s decision and provides key takeaways.